**Language Requirement: ** Fluent Italian and English
Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant to provide operational support and functional expertise across SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling.
The consultant will independently manage complex incidents, system enhancements and financial-process requirements while working directly with the local Finance Department, CFO, Treasury, Controlling teams and global IT stakeholders.
The role covers the existing SAP R/3 environment, the transition to SAP S/4HANA and ongoing S/4HANA operations.
Strong knowledge of Italian accounting, tax localization and statutory requirements is essential.
Key Responsibilities
Provide senior-level functional support across SAP FI and CO, independently managing complex incidents, service requests and system issues.
Work directly with local Finance, Accounting, Treasury and Controlling stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve operational challenges.
Support daily operations within the existing SAP R/3 environment and contribute to the migration and transition to SAP S/4HANA.
Configure, maintain and troubleshoot SAP FI/CO functionality in line with business, accounting and statutory requirements.
Support month-end and year-end closing activities, including issue resolution, reconciliations, allocations and financial reporting.
Manage Italian fiscal localization processes and ensure SAP solutions comply with local accounting and tax regulations.
Monitor and troubleshoot financial postings originating from SAP MM, SAP SD and external systems or middleware.
Analyse legacy custom developments through ABAP code reading and debugging to identify root causes and support effective resolution.
Prepare functional specifications and coordinate the testing and deployment of system changes and enhancements.
Collaborate with local and global IT teams, third-party partners and external service providers.
Communicate operational updates, risks and solutions clearly to both business and IT stakeholders.
Functional Scope
General Ledger (FI-GL)




Accounts Receivable (FI-AR)
Accounts Payable (FI-AP)
Asset Accounting (FI-AA)
Accounting postings and financial master data
Trial balance reconciliations
Accounting document types, number ranges and posting keys
Validation and substitution rules
Italian Tax and Fiscal Localization
Italian VAT codes and tax-determination rules
VAT registers and statutory tax reporting
Split Payment
Foreign invoice reporting and Esterometro
Withholding tax
Periodic tax compliance
Electronic invoicing through the SdI (Sistema di Interscambio) channel
Resolution of SdI rejections, posting blocks and warnings for incoming and outgoing invoices
Financial Closing and Controlling
Month-end and year-end closing activities
Cost centre, profit centre, internal order and cost-element master data
Periodic allocations, assessments and distribution cycles
Period-end adjustments and reconciliations
Product Costing (CO-PC)
Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
Resolution of analytical posting errors and financial discrepancies
Treasury and Banking
Supplier payment runs
Customer collection processing
Electronic Bank Statement processing
CBI and other banking interfaces
Integration and Interfaces
Monitoring and troubleshooting FI/CO integrations with SAP MM and SD
Tracking accounting entries originating from operational and external systems
Supporting interfaces and middleware solutions, including Intesa, TS8SEDE, BICTA, RIESCO and Salesforce
Resolving posting anomalies and reconciliation issues across integrated systems
System Configuration and Technical Activities
Create, maintain and validate VAT codes and related determination rules.
Configure accounting document types,



number ranges and posting keys.
Maintain statutory tax registers and VAT reporting requirements.
Create and troubleshoot FI/CO validation and substitution rules.
Create, maintain and execute LSMW routines for mass uploads and exceptional data updates.
Validate requirements and prepare functional specifications for minor RFC and RICEF developments.
Coordinate functional testing, user acceptance testing and deployment activities.
Review system configuration and analyse ABAP code to understand custom developments.
Perform or support ABAP debugging to identify the root cause of complex system issues.
Candidate Requirements
Extensive hands-on experience as an SAP FI/CO Consultant in complex operational environments.
Strong functional knowledge of SAP FI-GL, FI-AR, FI-AP and FI-AA.
Solid experience across SAP Controlling, including CO-PC, CO-PA and CO-OM.
Deep knowledge of Italian accounting practices, tax localization and statutory financial requirements.
Practical experience supporting electronic invoicing and the Italian SdI channel.
Experience supporting month-end and year-end financial closing processes.
Strong understanding of SAP FI/CO integration with MM, SD, banking platforms and external systems.
Experience with SAP configuration, troubleshooting, functional specifications and testing.
Ability to independently manage complex tickets and communicate directly with senior Finance stakeholders.
Hands-on and pragmatic approach, with a willingness to investigate system issues in detail.
Fluent or native Italian.
Fluent English for collaboration within a global IT organization.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong SAP S/4HANA Finance experience.
Experience supporting or delivering an SAP R/3 to S/4HANA migration.
Ability to read and debug ABAP code and analyse legacy custom developments.
Experience with LSMW, RFC and RICEF developments.
Previous experience working in an international or global IT support organization.
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